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Forum: Our Community 12-05-2014, 10:21
Replies: 816
Views: 113,954
Posted By foolishsailor
re: Call for Help/ This American Life (Merged)

Most GPH ratings on pumps are "unencumbered" ratings. This is what it pumps with no hose attached and definitely doesnt inculde the loss in efficiency due to lift (distance it moves water...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 01-05-2014, 15:00
Replies: 17
Views: 3,467
Posted By foolishsailor
Re: Sail Trim Article about Twist

Andrew,

It ties into the assumption by many that the sails work as seperate foils when in fact they are effectively a aingle surface
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 01-05-2014, 14:50
Replies: 17
Views: 3,467
Posted By foolishsailor
Sail Trim Article about Twist

To get back to the essence of the question by the OP, to agree with Bash and Cal40, and to reference to the article he linked...

Generally your telltales, boatspeed and heel will tell you all you...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 01-05-2014, 14:26
Replies: 17
Views: 3,467
Posted By foolishsailor
Sail Trim Article about Twist

IOR not bendy? They are the bendiest ever! Cant stay upright or avoid snapping without jack stays. That and those silly spreaders at 0degree rake to make the mast more bendy.

One doesnt need to...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 01-05-2014, 12:14
Replies: 17
Views: 3,467
Posted By foolishsailor
Re: Sail Trim Article about Twist

Thats mostly true except that "racers" are using fractional rigs and the first gear in depowering terms is the backstay - which opens the leech at the top of the main (increases twist) as well as...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 01-05-2014, 10:52
Replies: 17
Views: 3,467
Posted By foolishsailor
Sail Trim Article about Twist

@mrohr

"Easing the mainsheet" = adding twist

@bash

There comes a time as the wind increses that one goes from a very flat and travelled down main to one where it is traveled back up and...
Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling 01-05-2014, 00:21
Replies: 17
Views: 3,467
Posted By foolishsailor
Re: Sail Trim Article about Twist

Twist is also important due to wind shear associated with friction as the wind nears the surface of the water. The wind can be blowing over 10degrees diffenrtly from the foot to the head of the...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 27-04-2014, 15:31
Replies: 15
Views: 2,168
Posted By foolishsailor
Re: Kayak to Bermuda

Used to do quite a bit of sea kayaking myself down in Baja - both the Pacific and Sea of Cortez sides. Did many 10days plus trips and many 10+ hour per day paddles.

Mind you, we paddeled in...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 27-04-2014, 12:01
Replies: 15
Views: 2,168
Posted By foolishsailor
Kayak to Bermuda

Didnt a 67year old polish guy just land in florida a coulple of days ago after paddling an expedition kayak across the atlantic? 90+ day crossing? He was also caught in a huge norther crossing the...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 25-04-2014, 12:04
Replies: 303
Views: 21,190
Posted By foolishsailor
Re: What did we Learn from the 60's?

See point 3.

Generations are like children. As much as we wish they would learn from our experience, sadly they mostly have to learn on their own.
Forum: Our Community 15-04-2014, 13:44
Replies: 246
Views: 26,428
Posted By foolishsailor
Re: How Many Have Sailed Offshore

Jackdale,

The sea is not a teacher, she is a great blank canvas upon which we write our story. It is the "blankness" that one can't find in society that allows our nature to be revealed that we...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 15-04-2014, 13:32
Replies: 607
Views: 71,741
Posted By foolishsailor
Re: Rebel Heart's Contribution to the Cruising Community

All,

It is not a sin to criticise RH and the events, nor is it a sin to deconstruct the events, if done in a manner that is for the pursuit of knowledge versus pure belligerance.

We all...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 11-04-2014, 05:16
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,569
Posted By foolishsailor
Re: Forum Member's Boat and Daughter in Trouble off of Mexico

Not that Atoll's not great, he is, but Atoll is a product of cruising culture. You will find many Atolls out cruising who are ready to lend a hand to help anyone in need.

It is only here in the...
Forum: Our Community 11-04-2014, 03:18
Replies: 246
Views: 26,428
Posted By foolishsailor
Re: How Many Have Sailed Offshore

Yes, i have been more than 200miles offshore.
Forum: Our Community 11-04-2014, 02:20
Replies: 246
Views: 26,428
Posted By foolishsailor
Re: How Many Have Sailed Offshore

While I stood on the shore and looked out to sea
I saw the blue world and strongly I did feel

If only I could get out there it would then change me
So I laid a thousand miles under my keel.

...
Forum: Our Community 11-04-2014, 01:41
Replies: 6
Views: 1,354
Posted By foolishsailor
infant PFD

If I could make a suggestion regarding lifevest for infants and small children.

We sailed and did long passages with our kids and found that they were miserable in the life jackets. They never...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 08-04-2014, 11:06
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,569
Posted By foolishsailor
Re: Forum Member's Boat and Daughter in Trouble off of Mexico

Brilliant!
Forum: General Sailing Forum 07-04-2014, 08:17
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,569
Posted By foolishsailor
Re: Forum Member's boat and daughter in trouble off of Mexico

It really is a moving image and is very telling. Amazing the power old traditions have.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 05-04-2014, 10:52
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,569
Posted By foolishsailor
Re: Forum Member's boat and daughter in trouble off of Mexico

Me as well, and they don't even know what's coming yet, wait till they step foot on land and back to this new reality.

Ugh.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 05-04-2014, 10:23
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,569
Posted By foolishsailor
Re: Forum Member's boat and daughter in trouble off of Mexico

The Daily Mail low lifes are now posting on Charlottes section of their blog.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 05-04-2014, 05:42
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,569
Posted By foolishsailor
Re: Forum Member's boat and daughter in trouble off of Mexico

Ohhh man, the Daily Mail has jumped on the "bash wagon"

See here for link:
...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-04-2014, 12:42
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,569
Posted By foolishsailor
Re: Forum Member's boat and daughter in trouble off of Mexico

FYI...latest update from Facebook.

Looks like they "got the boat running" and are heading to Cabo with all onboard.

"UPDATE! I just got off the phone with the Lt. Col in charge of this mission....
Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-04-2014, 12:19
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,569
Posted By foolishsailor
Re: Forum Member's boat and daughter in trouble off of Mexico

+1

Great idea! Would love to see that happen.
Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-04-2014, 11:50
Replies: 1,410
Views: 234,569
Posted By foolishsailor
Forum Member's boat and daughter in trouble off of Mexico

Edit: Beersmith beat me to it...

Didnt he say he had a hydrovane? I cant remember. I so they are incredibly robust and independsnt of the steering system.

My guess is that he does have...
Forum: Navigation 03-04-2014, 01:53
Replies: 143
Views: 23,960
Posted By foolishsailor
Re: How to do a 18 month circumnavigation from San Francisco?

Good on ya lad! Takes a good man to say that when people are jumping on you. Be patient, if you keep making a sincere request for assistance like above the forum will fall in behind you and offer...
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